diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
index 55a5ff820..3f2b33e64 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
 {
-  "model": "claude-opus-4-6"
+  "model": "claude-opus-4-6",
+  "enabledPlugins": {
+    "golang@ai-helpers": true,
+    "gopls-lsp@claude-plugins-official": true,
+    "typescript-lsp@claude-plugins-official": true
+  },
+  "extraKnownMarketplaces": {
+    "ai-helpers": {
+      "source": {
+        "source": "github",
+        "repo": "openshift-eng/ai-helpers"
+      }
+    },
+    "claude-plugins-official": {
+      "source": {
+        "source": "github",
+        "repo": "anthropics/claude-plugins-official"
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 89ae9c3ed..eb6080bca 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   },
   "runArgs": ["--name", "sippy-dev", "--network", "sippy-net", "--env-file", ".devcontainer/.env", "-p", "8080:8080", "-p", "3000:3000"],
   "mounts": [
-    "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.config/gcloud,target=/home/vscode/.config/gcloud,type=bind,readonly"
+    "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.config/gcloud,target=/home/vscode/.config/gcloud,type=bind,readonly",
+    "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.claude/.credentials.json,target=/home/vscode/.claude/.credentials.json,type=bind"
   ],
   "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace,type=bind",
   "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
diff --git a/.devcontainer/init-services.sh b/.devcontainer/init-services.sh
index 61425e042..8568d7069 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/init-services.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/init-services.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 set -eu
 # Starts PostgreSQL and Redis as standalone Podman containers (runs on the host before the devcontainer starts)
 
+# Ensure Claude Code credentials file exists so the bind mount succeeds
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.claude"
+[ -f "$HOME/.claude/.credentials.json" ] || echo '{}' > "$HOME/.claude/.credentials.json"
+
 podman network create sippy-net 2>/dev/null || true
 
 podman start sippy-postgres 2>/dev/null || \
diff --git a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
index 8f4060349..f951419e4 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@ python3 -m venv mcp/.venv
 mcp/.venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip -q
 mcp/.venv/bin/pip install -r mcp/requirements.txt -q
 
-echo "==> Configuring Playwright MCP server for Claude..."
+echo "==> Configuring Claude Code plugins..."
 claude mcp add playwright -- npx @playwright/mcp@latest --executable-path /usr/lib64/chromium-browser/headless_shell
+claude plugin marketplace add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --scope project
+claude plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official --scope project
+claude plugin install golang@ai-helpers --scope project
+claude plugin install typescript-lsp@claude-plugins-official --scope project
+claude mcp add sippy-dev -- mcp/run.sh
+claude mcp add --transport http atlassian https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp
 
 echo "==> Building sippy and seeding database..."
 make sippy
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f09c83495..f9fd4c1f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.playwright-mcp/
 .claude/*local.json
 /*.json
 report.sh
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0cb140d4a..23c926345 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 export PATH := ${HOME}/go/bin:/go/bin:${PATH}
 
 DOCKER := $(or $(DOCKER),podman)
+NO_DEP_CHECK_TARGETS := devcontainer-up devcontainer-claude
+ifeq ($(filter $(NO_DEP_CHECK_TARGETS),$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 DEPS = npm go
 CHECK := $(foreach dep,$(DEPS),\
         $(if $(shell which $(dep)),"$(dep) found",$(error "Missing $(dep) in PATH")))
+endif
 
 GIT_COMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 BUILD_DATE := $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
@@ -72,6 +75,12 @@ verify-apm: apm
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
 
+devcontainer-up:
+	devcontainer up --workspace-folder . --docker-path podman
+
+devcontainer-claude:
+	podman exec -it -w /workspace sippy-dev claude $(CLAUDE_ARGS)
+
 e2e:
 	./scripts/e2e.sh